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17 June 2007

Whilst I cannot compete with long, long nipple hair, this, sadly, is what passes for entertainment in Britain.

Warning: contains children and Simon Cowell. Oh, and embedded video.

post by: essexjan at: 11:51 | 14 comments

This content is not for viewing outside of the UK due to rights reasons.

Lucked out on that one... or maybe they don't WANT anybody else to know what passes for entertainment in Britain.

posted by wendell 17 June | 11:57

If it's got Simon Cowell in it, I won't watch it. Period. And how in God's name has Piers Morgan slimed his way onto TV? Wendell - you're not missing anything, it's just "Britain's Got Talent" which so far has managed to have a registered sex offender as a televised contestant amongst others... Still, ITV, what a great channel, eh?

posted by TheDonF 17 June | 12:09

God, you're so lucky.

Heh, or maybe not ....

*cackles evilly*

posted by essexjan 17 June | 12:10

There's also a miniature Mary Poppins impersonator (kill me now) and a couple of blokes juggling bottles, like Tom Cruise in 'Cocktail'.

Long nipple hair contests would be a blessed relief compared with this.

posted by essexjan 17 June | 12:13

Ant + Dec host that, do they? I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

posted by TheDonF 17 June | 12:16

The words "Ant & Dec" and "Britain's Got Talent" do not go together, no matter how hard I try to make them.

posted by essexjan 17 June | 12:24

Paul Potts is the only good thing that ever came out of that show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDB9zwlXrB8

posted by Memo 17 June | 12:29

but...what about the heartwarming story of Paul Potts? (As opposed to Pol Pot, who has no place in any heartwarming story of any kind.)

on preview: memo beat me to it!

posted by scody 17 June | 12:29

It's mindless entertainment to keep the proles happy, to sell tabloid crap and to try and justify the ridiculous amount of money that ITV paid to Ant+Dec. Other generations got Morcambe And Wise and The Two Ronnies - what have we done do deserve two miniature geordies who can seemingly do nothing other than front dross-level reality TV programmes or recycled game shows? Why Jeebus, why?

posted by TheDonF 17 June | 12:52

Paul Potts won. Singing (ho hum) 'Nessun Dorma'.

I did not watch it, so do not reduce my rating on the MeCha Cool-0-Meter, as my coolness rating is already so low as to be almost non-existent.

posted by essexjan 17 June | 17:47

This content is not for viewing outside of the UK due to rights reasons.

I guess that I'll just have to take your word on this.

posted by octothorpe 17 June | 17:59

Paul Potts. Well, this may make up for his having grown up with parents who would name him "Paul Potts". It would be like my parents, the Wittlers, naming me Adolf. (I hate to say it on Father's Day but come on!)

posted by wendell 17 June | 18:04

If you're curious about poor Paul, here he is on YouTube. Gotta hate the show's formatting, but love the two minutes of singing.

posted by wendell 17 June | 18:12

I LASTED FIVE SECONDS

Kill me now.

posted by stilicho 18 June | 01:41

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